In this thread, @Christopher Robin was talking about how it can be a challenge to begin a new game owing to needing to get used to the new mechanics and get through what can sometimes be hoursā worth of tutorial content.
This made me wonder how long it takes most gamers to adjust to the mechanics of a new game, plus other aspects (i.e. movement in the game, general look, feel and navigation, etc.).
It seems to take me about a week of nightly play to get really comfortable with something brand new. The first several days are very awkward.
Learning the new controls can be hard, as can learning how to control character movement (not the controls, in this respectāmore issues involving speed and sensitivity).
Arguably the most challenging adjustment though is something more subtle than all of that, and hard to express. It is kind of like āmotion sickness,ā only not quiteājust the overwhelming sense of difference in being in a new, alien world. I suppose it is because video games not only offer us new worlds, but create new perceptions of those worlds.
In a way, itās like being dropped into a new body and having to learn the basics of a new existence every time. No wonder it can take a while.
What are your experiences with this?